Claim Decision, but moved back to step 4 with nothing deferred?
Hi Everyone,
Looking for some similar stories as I can't find anything that matches my situation online. I recently submitted a claim for a couple of conditions, and received my decision letter online a few days ago, and they were both service-connected and rated (overall rating stayed the same though). However, my claim didn't close and instead went back to step 4: evidence gathering. Everything I've seen online says this is common for deferred items, but I don't have any deferred conditions, so I'm confused. Called the VA and they didn't know either. Anyone have anything similar happen? What was the outcome?
Posted Feb 11, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC
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